whole wheat question ...

vonzo
vonzo Posts: 161
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
I looked at my whole wheat spaghetti and normal spaghetti packs to compare ....

Wholewheat:
Calories: 245kcal, 12% of your GDA
Sugar: 2.6g, 3% of your GDA
Fat: 1.4g, 2% of your GDA
Saturates: 0.3g, 2% of your GDA
Salt: trace


White:
Calories: 270kcal, 14% of your GDA
Sugar: 1.8g, 2% of your GDA
Fat: 1.1g, 2% of your GDA
Saturates: 0.2g, 1% of your GDA
Salt: trace

If wholewheat is meant to be better for you why does it contain more fat, saturated fat and more sugar?
:huh: I am very confused!! :huh:

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  • vonzo
    vonzo Posts: 161
    I looked at my whole wheat spaghetti and normal spaghetti packs to compare ....

    Wholewheat:
    Calories: 245kcal, 12% of your GDA
    Sugar: 2.6g, 3% of your GDA
    Fat: 1.4g, 2% of your GDA
    Saturates: 0.3g, 2% of your GDA
    Salt: trace


    White:
    Calories: 270kcal, 14% of your GDA
    Sugar: 1.8g, 2% of your GDA
    Fat: 1.1g, 2% of your GDA
    Saturates: 0.2g, 1% of your GDA
    Salt: trace

    If wholewheat is meant to be better for you why does it contain more fat, saturated fat and more sugar?
    :huh: I am very confused!! :huh:
  • sunflower8926
    sunflower8926 Posts: 485 Member
    Whole grains are not as sweet as refined - there is more natural fibre and other content that is not as "tasty" - so more sugars and fats are often added to improve the taste.

    It's great that you are checking the labels. A similar thing happens with "fat free" products - they usually make up and sometimes exceed the original calories with sugar and other ingredients. If the carbs are low, the fats may be high. So, read the labels carefully!:smile:
  • vonzo
    vonzo Posts: 161
    so I have bought the wrong one? POO!! I guess I'll need to look at packages before buying them instead of automatically thinking they're better for me. And there I was thinking I was doing well :grumble:
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    buy it in the organic section where the ingredients added are not chemicals. Although it may have " added stuff", the whole wheat is much better for your body. The nutrients aren't stripped from in like in white pasta
  • Hanna1983
    Hanna1983 Posts: 251
    Actually I was recently wondering the same after wanting to buy a packet of fresh wholegrain pasta and it turned out be worse on every nutritional value than the white spaghetti.

    I guess I will stick to the white version. A little more calories (which is good because i hardly meet my calories on some days...)
    :smile:
  • Sapporo
    Sapporo Posts: 693 Member
    You need to compare the fibre as well when you look at other whole wheat brands.
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